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Hey, we’re filling the back issue bins with comics from the last 5+ years. Bring your wish list!

ALSO, Adam has bagged more sets of comics, collecting storylines, and we are selling them for prices cheaper than their trade paperback collection counterparts! Titles include the sadly cancelled MOCKINGBIRD run, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, and SMALLVILLE. You can find them all along the bottom shelf, under our new comics!

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The Boston Comics Roundtable, our favorite local indie comics group, is releasing BEING TRUE, an LGBTQ comics anthology that is an uploifting celebration of LGBTQ lie and identity. The stories blend fiction and nonfiction, from fantasy and superhero comics to real and touching stories from the artists’ lives. While many local creators were tapped for this project, the anthology also includes contributors from as far as Brazil and Poland.

A Great Big THANK YOU to everyone who came by for our last-minute KEITH KNIGHT pop-up shop & signing!

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Hey, we’re filling the back issue bins with comics from the last 5+ years. Bring your wish list!

ALSO, Adam has bagged more sets of comics, collecting storylines, and we are selling them for prices cheaper than their trade paperback collection counterparts! Titles include the sadly cancelled MOCKINGBIRD run, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, and SMALLVILLE. You can find them all along the bottom shelf, under our new comics!

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Alex Irvine was in town & stopped by to sign our last copy of THE COMIC STORY OF BASEBALL is that’s your thing!

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You may notice a lot of familiar titles like HALO JONES and FREAKANGELS. Avatar Press is re-releasing a number of trade paperback collections of titles that have drifted out of print.

Frozen in time and found a hundred years later, a young child sets out to help bring peace to the world. But sometimes a child just needs to have some fun! Controlling his airbender ability, Aang made himself a little scooter to ride around on. This soft enamel pin measures around 1 3/4″ in height.

(W) Sibylline Desmazieres, Capucine (A) Jerome D’AviauIn the middle of a quiet, not-so-special clearing in the woods, a wee tiny whatsit wakes up without any memory at all. So he sets off in search of his maker, as well as some sense of purpose in Life. Along the way, he encounters a bizarre cast of silly, helpful, and oddly poignant characters who teach him how to survive this crazy game called Existence. The Big Empty Life of Alphonse Tabouret is an existential fairy tale about Life, Love, Loss, and the search for answers to questions we all ask nobody in particular. While cute and silly on the surface, almost every encounter is metaphorical (without being heavy-handedly so). This adorably engaging and heartwarming tale invites the reader to decipher the life lessons gleaned by Alphonse in personal terms that speak to today’s social conditions. Through the innocent lens of simple, cute characterization, readers are presented with honest questions about parenting, materialism, addiction, codependency, narcissism, depression, and the search for meaning that we all undergo every day.

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) David RubinFrom New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Black Hammer‘s David Rubín comes this fantasy adventure about a science-minded hero intent on keeping the balance between Earth and a magic world! Portals between Earth and the Ether begin to crack open unleashing devastating magical fury on our planet and only adventurer Boone Dias can seal the breaches. In order to put an end to this chaos, Boone recruits a powerful team of mystical beings including a grumpy, spell-writing fairy; a bickering, lavender gorilla; and a bull-headed, motorcycling spell-hacker. These heroes set off on a journey taking the reader through the center of volcanoes, deserts full of living mummies and sphinxes, and a bizarre fairy forest in an effort to save both worlds from complete destruction!

(W) Linda Bailey (A/CA) Bill SlavinAll twins Josh and Emma want to do is get out of the creepy Good Times Travel Agency where their little sister, Libby, has led them. But the peculiar shop owner encourages them to open one of his guidebooks first – and they suddenly find themselves transported to ancient Egypt! They’ve barely had time to figure out where they are before Josh is carried away to help build a pyramid for the king. Emma and Libby search everywhere for their brother until, at last, they’re reunited. But after an unlucky encounter with the king’s guards, they’re accused of being tomb robbers! Will the children manage to finish reading the entire guidebook – their only way back home – before they are arrested?

(W) Matt Wagner (A/CA) Matt WagnerThe fourth of six volumes collecting MATT WAGNER’s epic, modern-day fantasy trilogy, MAGE, BOOK TWO: THE HERO DEFINED continues the saga of the reborn Pendragon, Kevin Matchstick. Pursuing their common goal of confronting and defeating the world’s hidden supernatural threats, Kevin and his companions Joe Phat and Kirby Hero find themselves drawn northward by mystical forces they don’t understand. Trailed by the persistent but befuddled Wally Ut, Kevin finds himself tested by his assumptions of leadership and clarity of purpose. Still hidden from our heroes, dark and familiar forces conspire to drain Kevin’s own power…and turn it against him! MATT WAGNER’s classic epic of comics fantasy was at the vanguard of the independent comics scene and continues to be an inspiration for many contemporary creators, longtime fans, and new readers alike. An essential part of any comics library, the final part of the trilogy returns in June with MAGE: THE HERO DENIED #9.

(W) Loic Locatelli-Kournwsky (A/CA) Loic Locatelli-KournwskyFrench author Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky presents a modern-day retelling of the Greek myth of Demeter and her daughter Persephone, in an exciting universe that blends high fantasy adventure with visuals reminiscent of Japanese anime and 1950s American-style comics. Persephone may be the adopted daughter of the famous magician Demeter, but she struggles to find her place alongside such a force of nature. Persephone’s desire to find out where she belongs takes her on an epic adventure deep into the Underworld, where she’ll discover who, or what, she is.

(W) Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel (A) Mark Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, Boya SunFive worlds. Three unlikely heroes. One epic battle for the galaxy! Oona Lee surprised everyone, including herself, when she lit the first beacon to save the Five Worlds from extinction. Can she light the other four beacons in time? Next stop, Toki! On the blue planet, Oona must face the sister who left her, and bring to light the Cobalt Prince’s dark secrets. Meanwhile, An Tzu is fading away as his mysterious illness gets worse. Will it stop him from joining the fight? Or will his unique magic be just what the team needs? And Jax Amboy is a hero on the starball field, but in a moment of real danger, will he risk everything to save his friends?

(W) Alex Irvine (A/CA) Tomm CokerSequential art steps up to the plate and covers all the bases with this illustrated origin of America’s national pastime. Writer Alex Irvine and illustrators Tomm Coker (Black Monday Murders) and C.P. Smith team up to present a complete look at the beginnings (both real and legendary), developments, triumphs, and tragedies of baseball. The Comic Book Story of Baseball spotlights the players, teams, games, and moments that have kept the game so popular for so long. Not only does the book define key terms and explain how the game is played, it also breaks down the cultural impact and significance of the sport in America and overseas.

(W) Sophie Campbell, Kate Leth, Sarah Kuhn, Sarah Winifred Searle, Various (A) Various (CA) Derek CharmAdvance solicited for June release! Jem and the Holograms get back to their rock ‘n’ roll roots in this new series of stand-alone stories from some of comics’ most popular creators. A celebration of creativity, friendship, and being true to yourself, Dimensions is full of humor, fun, and characters that radiate positivity. These uplifting stories will bring a smile to readers’ faces even as they put a song in their hearts. All your favorite characters – and some new ones! – take the stage in stories about everything from Dungeons & Dragons to ski trips gone wrong!

(W) Ellen Forney (A/CA) Ellen ForneyThe eagerly awaited sequel companion book to Forney’s 2012 best-selling graphic memoir, Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me. Whereas Marbles was a memoir, Rock Steady offers a survival guide of tips, tricks, and tools by someone who has been through it all and come through stronger for it. Personal stories and solid advice on how to overcome the hassle of meds, recognize red flags, and other tools from her own experience all in comics form. Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life invites readers into Ellen’s home, head, and Peanuts pill box.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) David RubinThis mystery set in the world of superheroes follows a reporter determined to find out what happened to her father: The Black Hammer. All answers seem to lie in Spiral City’s infamous insane asylum where some of its dangerous super-villain tenants reside. As she gets closer and closer to the truth she uncovers the dark origin stories of some of Black Hammer’s greatest foes and how they tie into the puzzle of what happened to Spiral City’s greatest hero. Collects the first four issues of Sherlock Frankenstein and Black Hammer #12 from New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated creator Jeff Lemire!

As part of this year’s One City, One Book program, Malden Reads is hosting a Conversation on Race using the 2018 book selection, “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas, and incorporating insights from the Boston Globe Spotlight Series.

(W) Kate Reed Petty (A/CA) Boya SunIn the realm of Chasma, everyone is obsessed with the latest magical gadgets, but two unlikely friends are trying to make something new from the discarded toys. Beryl lives in a world full of toys. But these aren’t your ordinary toys; they’re mechanical marvels that almost seem alive! And at the slightest touch, these toys “catalyze,” that is, they merge with their owner and give them special abilities. But not Beryl. She’s a Neon Knight, and Neon Knights can’t catalyze. Beryl does have a special ability that no one knows about-she’s an inventor who can turn a broken toy into an amazing, new creation. When a powerful Oxygen Knight named Coro discovers Beryl’s secret workshop, she wants in on the fun. But can a Neon Knight and an Oxygen Knight ever get along?

(W) Paul Dini (A) Bret Blevins (CA) Amanda ConnerPaul Dini returns to the character he co-created to deliver the incredible two-issue wrap-up of the “Harley Loves Joker” flashback tale that ran as a backup in HARLEY QUINN last year! As far as The Joker’s concerned, the new headquarters Harley built for them is absolutely perfect…but only she knows the whole place is rigged to come crashing down around them-and she doesn’t know how to stop it!

(W) Aline Kominsky Crumb (A/CA) Aline Kominsky CrumbAline Kominsky-Crumb immediately made her mark in the Bay Area’s underground comix scene with unabashedly raw, dirty, unfiltered comics chronicling the thoughts and desires of a woman coming of age in the 60’s. Kominsky-Crumb traces her steps from a Beatles loving fangirl, East Village groupie, an adult grappling with her childhood, an 80s housewife and mother, to a new 30-page story Dream House that looks back on her childhood, 40 years later. Collecting comics from the 1970s through today, Love That Bunch is shockingly prescient while still being an authentic story of its era.

(W) Terri Libenson (A/CA) Terri LibensonAward-winning comics creator and author of the bestselling Invisible Emmie Terri Libenson returns with a companion graphic novel that captures the drama, angst, and humor of middle-school life. Izzy is the dreamer. There’s nothing Izzy loves more than acting in skits and making up funny stories. The downside? She can never quite focus enough to get her schoolwork done. Bri is the brain. But she wants people to see there’s more to her than just a report card full of As. At the same time, she wishes her mom would accept her the way she is and stop bugging her to “break out of her shell” and join drama club. The girls’ lives converge in unexpected ways on the day of a school talent show, which turns out to be even more dramatic than either Bri or Izzy could have imagined.

(W) Pierre Christen (A/CA) Jean-Claude MezieresEven though Valerian and Laureline’s adventures have come to an end, there are still many chapters that haven’t been told yet. Simple episodes, post-scriptums to their main stories, moments of their lives seen through the eyes of their friends, their allies, or even their enemies. Here’s a collection of vignettes that will cast a new light, sometimes funny, sometimes touching, on the saga of our heroes.

(W) Jeff Smith (A/CA) Jeff SmithFor a limited time only, Bone Coda, the companion volume to Jeff Smith’s Bone will be bundled with the Emmy Award-winning documentary The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, Bone, and The Changing Face of Comics! Through interviews with Smith, Scott McCloud, Colleen Doran, Paul Pope, Terry Moore, Harvey Pekar and others, this bonus DVD takes an inside look at the story, art and commerce of Bone from the earliest days of self-publishing to the world wide phenomenon of the Scholastic color books and the creation of the Young Adult graphic novel movement. Coda, which includes behind the scenes essays and photos, as well as the revised edit of comics librarian and historian Stephen Weiner’s Bone Companion, also includes the 37 page new Bone chapter!

(W) David Jesus Vignolli (A/CA) David Jesus VignolliBeyond the peaks and valleys of the Himalaya Mountains lies a magical sanctuary. Protected from the chaos of man, it is home to immortal beings and mystical creatures. When Vijaya, a young human, is brought into the sanctuary for her protection, some immortals fear her presence may lead to their ruin. But as mankind draws ever closer to the sanctuary’s border, Vijaya will have to prove that there is more to being human than the violence her new family fears beyond their borders. David Jesus Vignolli’s debut graphic novel A Girl in the Himalayas explores the astonishing potential of the human spirit.

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Michael Gaydos (CA) David MackThe return of the Purple Man! Jessica Jones is many things: Private investigator. Defender. Survivor. Mother. But when the most terrifying villain she’s ever faced comes back into her life, Jessica finds herself reliving her worst nightmare. The only thing worse than being stalked by the evil incarnate that is the Purple Man…is being stalked by the evil incarnate that is the Purple Man when you have a small child! As Killgrave finds new ways to torment his former pawn, he wreaks havoc across the Marvel Universe. But what curious thing does he want from Jessica this time? Never in the history of Marvel Comics has a horror so true and all-encompassing found its way to the door of one of our heroes. How can Jessica Jones and her family possibly survive it? Collecting JESSICA JONES #13-18. Parental Advisory

(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Matthew SouthworthFINALLY IN SOFTCOVER!!! Dex Parios, the proprietor of Stumptown Investigations, has a new office and a long list of clients she can’t take on because of their involvement with crime lord Hector Marenco. So when Mim Bracca walks into her life with an open-and-shut case of a missing guitar, Dex is eager to get started, especially when the rock star pays her up front. But Dex soon discovers that it’s not just the guitar that’s gone missing… and she’s not the only one looking for it.

(W) John Ridley (A) Danny Miki, John Livesay, Paul Neary, Le Beau L. Underwood (A/CA) Georges JeantyIt’s been a decade since the Civil Defense Corps was exposed as a fraud created by the U.S. Government for propaganda purposes. While most of the heroes who survived the catastrophe have retired or disappeared, the New American still carries on, trying to keep communities safe amid the social turmoil of the 1970s. Some of the American’s former colleagues are on opposite sides of the law: Amber Waves joined a group of domestic terrorists, while Missy, a.k.a. Ole Miss, has thrown her hat into the political ring. As the ground shifts beneath his feet and new threats arise, which side will the American choose? Collects THE AMERICAN WAY #1-6.

(W) Mairghread Scott (A/CA) Robin RobinsonWhen a wealthy and sheltered young girl stumbles into a pitched war between two fairy kingdoms, the fate of San Francisco itself hangs in the balance! The first decade of the twentieth century is coming to a close, and San Francisco is still recovering from the great earthquake of 1906. Isabel watched the destruction safely from her window, sheltered within her high-society world. Isabel isn’t the kind of girl who goes on adventures. But that all changes when she stumbles through the invisible barrier that separates the human world from the fairy world. She quickly finds herself caught up in an age-old war and fighting on the side of the Seelie, the good fairies.

(W) Dave Sheridan (A/CA) Dave SheridanDave Sheridan collects the best of the legendary underground cartoonist’s tripped-out comic strip hilarity. It includes Sheridan’s solo comics, many reprinted for the very first time, and his collaborations with Fred Schrier and Gilbert Shelton (who writes the foreword), along with his record covers, beer labels, and advertisements for more…cough, cough…organic products. The book includes a biography and reminiscences from fellow artists, friends, and family members.

(W) C.S. Pacat (A) Johanna the Mad (CA) Shanen PaeArriving exclusively in comics shops, this collection offers the perfect jumping-on point for readers wanting to experience the hit BOOM! series. Novelist C.S. Pacat (Captive Prince) and fan-favorite artist Johanna the Mad team up for a new series perfect for fans of Check, Please! and Yuri!!! on Ice. Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is an outsider to the competitive fencing world. Filled with raw talent but lacking proper training, he signs up for a competition that puts him head-to-head with fencing prodigy Seiji Katayama … and on the road to the elite all-boys school Kings Row. A chance at a real team and a place to belong awaits him – if he can make the cut!

(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Leinil Francis Yu, Carlos Pacheco, Joe Bennett, Ramon Rosanas (CA) ArtgermShe will return, like a Phoenix from the ashes! Years ago, Jean Grey perished, and the X-Men mourned her loss. Now, when strange events start happening all over the world, the X-Men can only come to one conclusion: the one, true Jean Grey is back! Kitty Pryde, Old Man Logan and Cyclops lead squads across the globe, chasing events connected to the Phoenix – yet with friends disappearing and familiar enemies returning, they’re fighting a losing battle. Meanwhile, a young woman named Jean starts to go insane in her peaceful, suburban life. Nightmares and daydreams spill over into the world and reveal cracks in her reality. Jean needs to escape. The X-Men need to stop the cycle of death the Phoenix brings. And their worlds are about to collide – violently! Collecting PHOENIX RESURRECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY #1-5. Rated T+

(W) Andrew Cangelose (A/CA) Josh ShipleySquirrels don’t eat tacos! Or do they? Read along as Taco the squirrel writes his own story. Taco the squirrel won’t let some book tell him who he is! This hilarious send-up of a children’s nature primier teaches kids that the most important story is the one you write yourself.